Originating in the black townships of South Africa in the mid-1990s, Kwaito music fuses hip-hop, house music, reggae and melodic African rhythms. Although Kwaito has been labeled by many as African ...

“We just wanted to make good music,” says electronic music producer Jakinda. “When we met, neither of us went into the studio thinking ‘we want to make future kwaito’, but after dropping our EP, ...

JOHANNESBURG — Kwaito music emerged in South Africa at the same time as democracy did in the country. Born in the township of Soweto almost 20 years ago, the upbeat music is deeply linked to the ...

Grant Clark goes to Johannesburg to explore the origins of Kwaito music and find out why it has become the voice of urban youth in the new South Africa. When people think of Johannesburg - their first ...

The printing and copying business run by Zynne Sibika and Gao Mokone in Johannesburg is sandwiched between a fast food outlet and a gas station. Inside the building, the pungent aroma of fried chicken ...

South Africa is, in many respects, in a semi-permanent state of flux. In the early 90s, the country slouched from centuries’ long anti-black rule and decades of white supremacist Apartheid into ...

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The annual Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards (MKHMA) are set to return for their sixth edition in November and the plan is to have the events live at Sun City's Super Bowl - provided the Covid-19 ...

Harare — Check this out, take house music slow the tempo and lace the beat with any local language and call that kwaito music. This appears to be the simplest definition of kwaito, the music that ...

This is the question that once again took over South African social media this week after Prince Kaybee posted a short but loaded statement online: “One of the saddest things is the death of kwaito.” ...

He is one of the pioneers of Kwaito music. From signature ‘spoties’, Chuck Tailors, Dickies paired with pantsula dance moves, he embodied the culture and he was right there with the likes of Trompies, ...